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    2018 Transit Production Information

    in Transit Forum

    Posted · Edited by @_@

    I rented a low roof long wheel base 12 seats (2+3+3+4) 3.7 V6 for a week to take my friends from Los Angeles to Vegas, and shopping outlet.

     

    it is a commercial van and it is a rental, so I am not going to complain about the fit and finish here.

     

    Pro:

    • easy to drive
    • can seat 12 people
    • lot of room for luggage

     

    Con:

    • leg room is tight in all rows after the 2nd
    • the 3rd row single jump seat is weird
    • last row bench seat can't be reclined
    • side door step is too narrow, difficult for old people.

     

    What kind of improvement I would like to see will make me want to buy a transit more than a sprinter:

    • use of the new 10 spds transmission.
    • more leg room for 3rd and 4th row, so you really can reclined
    • do something about that weird single seat on 3rd row
    • last row bench seat can be reclined
    • Similar front end design as Explorer
    • power slide door
    • a new trim level with better materiel, fit and finish for non-commercial user.
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    up to 40,000 S-Max to come to US for '09?

    in Global Ford Products

    Posted · Edited by @_@

    For the nth time, Honda doesn't sell the same Accord all over the world...

     

     

    For the Nth times, Honda does sell the same Accord all over the world in many counties. In Japen, they called it Honda Inspire, but still the same car.

     

    Argentina:

    http://www.accord06.honda.net.ar/multimedi...genexterior.asp

     

    Brazil:

    http://www.honda.com.br/web/index.asp?pp=c...aleria&id=4

     

    China:

    http://www.guangzhouhonda.com.cn/accord07/

     

    Japan:

    http://www.honda.co.jp/INSPIRE/

     

    Jamaica:

    http://www.atlmotors.com.jm/accord_gallery.shtml

     

    Pakistan:

    http://www.honda.com.pk/Accord.htm

     

    Thailand:

    http://www.honda.co.th/accord/

     

    In most Europe and some mid-easten counties, Honda sell the Acura TSX with Honda Accord name plate on it.

     

    If it work for Honda, why it doesn't work for Ford? Why Ford need to develop a whole new different product for the N.A. market?

     

    Why Ford spend so much money to R & D the Fusion and Edge for N.A. market only, when they can just use part of that money to make the Mondeo, S-Max more "Global", "Fit for N.A. market too"?

     

    Who cause all this waste of money? Is it the product, Management, UAW, or N.A. Consumer? :(

    up to 40,000 S-Max to come to US for '09?

    in Global Ford Products

    Posted · Edited by @_@

    One thing I always don't understand is:

     

    If Honda and Toyota can sell the same Corolla, Civic, Accord, & Camry all over the world and make money... (Of course, they do some change of the outlook to fit the market) but Why can't ford? Why NA Ford need to spend so much money to R&D a failure product just for the NA market, instead of use the money to R&D a very good global product?

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